Cardboard Box Assembly

ABSTRACT

A cardboard box assembly includes a box that is comprised of a corrugated cardboard material thereby facilitating the box to be filled with products or produce for shipping. The box includes a lid portion that is removable from the box for accessing an interior of the box. The lid portion has indicia printed thereon comprising a logo of a company. A plurality of mating members is each coupled to the lid portion. Each of the mating members engages a support surface to display the lid portion and the indicia on the support surface for ornamental purposes.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to cardboard box devices and more particularlypertains to a new cardboard box device that has a removable lid portionthereby facilitating the lid portion to be displayed on a supportsurface.

(2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to cardboard box devices. The prior art disclosesa cardboard box that has a tear strip for removing panels from thecardboard box. Additionally, the prior art discloses a collapsiblecardboard box that includes tear away portions for converting the boxinto a French fry scoop. The prior art also discloses a cardboard boxthat has a plurality tear away sections for converting the box into aproduce display. The prior art also discloses a cardboard box that has atear away section to define a pour spout on the cardboard box.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a box that is comprised of a corrugated cardboardmaterial thereby facilitating the box to be filled with products orproduce for shipping. The box includes a lid portion that is removablefrom the box for accessing an interior of the box. The lid portion hasindicia printed thereon comprising a logo of a company. A plurality ofmating members is each coupled to the lid portion. Each of the matingmembers engages a support surface to display the lid portion and theindicia on the support surface for ornamental purposes.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cardboard box assembly according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 4 is a back perspective view of front wall of an embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new cardboard box device embodying the principles andconcepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated bythe reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the cardboard box assembly 10generally comprises a box 12 that is comprised of a corrugated cardboardmaterial. In this way the box 12 can be filled with products or producefor shipping. The box 12 includes a lid portion 14 that is removablefrom the box 12 for accessing an interior of the box 12. Moreover, thelid portion 14 has indicia 16 printed thereon comprising a logo of acompany or any other preferred image or words.

The box 12 has a front wall 18 and a top wall 20, and the front wall 18has a forward surface 22 and a rear surface 24. The front wall 18 has aplurality of perforations 26 extending through the forward surface 22and the rear surface 24. Moreover, the plurality of perforations 26extends around an entire perimeter of the front wall 18 to define thelid portion 14. The front wall 18 is tearable away from the box 12 alongthe plurality of perforations 26. Additionally, the top wall 20 has apair of hand slots 27 extending therethrough to define a grip forcarrying the box 12.

A plurality of mating members 28 is each coupled to the lid portion 14.Each of the mating members 28 engages a support surface 30 wherein thelid portion 14 is configured to be displayed on the support surface 30for ornamental purposes. Each of the mating members 28 is positioned onthe rear surface 24 of the front wall 18 and each of the mating members28 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of four corners 32 of thefront wall 18. Each of the mating members 28 has an exposed surface 34with respect to the rear surface 24 of the front wall 18 to engage thesupport surface 30 having the indicia 16 being exposed. Each of themating members 28 may comprise an adhesive strip, hook and loopfasteners or any other type of releasable fastener. Additionally, as ismost clearly shown in FIG. 4, each of the mating members 28 may have aprotective sheet 36 that is removably positioned on the exposed surfaceof the mating members 28.

In use, the front wall 18 is removed from the box 12 along theperforations 26. The front wall 18 is positioned against a supportsurface 30, such as a wall or other similar support surface 30.Moreover, the each of the mating members 28 engages the support surface30 to retain the front wall 18 on the support surface 30. In this waythe front wall 18 is retained on the support surface 30 for displayingthe indicia 16.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

1. A cardboard box assembly having a removable cover wherein saidremovable cover is configured to be displayed on a support surface, saidassembly comprising: a box being comprised of a corrugated cardboardmaterial wherein said box is configured to be filled with products orproduce for shipping, said box including a lid portion being removablefrom said box for accessing an interior of said box, said lid portionhaving indicia being printed thereon comprising an logo of a company;and a plurality of mating members, each of said mating members beingcoupled to said lid portion, each of said mating members beingconfigured for engaging a support surface extrinsic to said box whereinsaid lid portion is configured to be displayed on the support surfacefor ornamental purposes.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, whereinsaid box has a front wall and a top wall, said front wall having aforward surface and a rear surface, said front wall having a pluralityof perforations extending through said forward surface and said rearsurface, said plurality of perforations extending around an entireperimeter of said front wall to define said lid portion.
 3. The assemblyaccording to claim 2, Wherein said front wall is tearable away from saidbox along said plurality of perforations.
 4. The assembly according toclaim 2, wherein each of said mating members is positioned on said rearsurface of said front wall, each of said mating members being positionedadjacent to a respective one of four corners of said front wall, each ofsaid mating members having an exposed surface with respect to said rearsurface of said front wall wherein said exposed surface is configured toengage the support surface having said indicia being exposed.
 5. Acardboard box assembly having a removable cover wherein said removablecover is configured to be displayed on a support surface, said assemblycomprising: a box being comprised of a corrugated cardboard materialwherein said box is configured to be filled with products or produce forshipping, said box including a lid portion being removable from said boxfor accessing an interior of said box, said lid portion having indiciabeing printed thereon comprising an logo of a company, said box having afront wall and a top wall, said front wall having a forward surface anda rear surface, said front wall having a plurality of perforationsextending through said forward surface and said rear surface, saidplurality of perforations extending around an entire perimeter of saidfront wall to define said lid portion, said front wall being tearableaway from said box along said plurality of perforations; and a pluralityof mating members, each of said mating members being coupled to said lidportion, each of said mating members being configured for engaging asupport surface extrinsic to said box wherein said lid portion isconfigured to be displayed on the support surface for ornamentalpurposes, each of said mating members being positioned on said rearsurface of said front wall, each of said mating members being positionedadjacent to a respective one of four corners of said front wall, each ofsaid mating members having an exposed surface with respect to said rearsurface of said front wall wherein said exposed surface is configured toengage the support surface having said indicia being exposed.
 6. Amethod for employing a lid of a cardboard box as a wall display, thesteps of the method comprising: providing a box having a lid portion,said lid portion having perforations thereby facilitating said lidportion to be removed from said box; providing a plurality of matingmembers, each of said mating members being positioned on said lidportion; printing indicia on said lid portion; removing said lid portionfrom said box along said perforations; and placing said lid portion on asupport surface having each of said mating members engaging the supportsurface for displaying said indicia.